How Europe’s most wanted cocaine trafficker turned Sierra Leone into the world’s first true narco state

Drawing on dozens of interviews with intelligence and police officers across two continents, a Guardian investigation reveals the murderous cost of our insatiable appetite for cocaine

How Europe’s most wanted cocaine trafficker turned Sierra Leone into the world’s first true narco state

TL;DR

  • A Guardian investigation examined the murderous cost of cocaine consumption.
  • The investigation involved dozens of interviews with intelligence and police officers.
  • Interviews were conducted across two continents.